|Year|Film Title|Genre|Cast|Notes|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|1988|Tarka|A murder mystery|Shankar Nag, Devaraj|Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada|
|1990|Utkarsha|Thriller|Dr.Ambareesh, Devaraj||
|1991|Sangarsha|Thriller|Dr.Vishnuvardhan, Geetha||
|1994|Nishkarsha|Real time thriller|Dr.Vishnuvardhan, Ananth Nag|Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay|
|1996|Beladingala Baale|Love story|Ananth Nag|Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay|
|1997|Nammoora Mandara Hoove|Love story|Ramesh Aravind, Shivrajkumar, Prema|Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay|
|1998|Prema Raaga Haadu Gelati|Love story|Shivrajkumar, Nivedita Jain, Srinath||
|1999|Pratyartha|Thriller|Ramesh Aravind, Raghuvaran, Sudeep||
|2000|Sparsha|Love story|Sudeep, Sudha Rani|Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada|
|2001|Parva|A musical love Story|Dr.Vishnuvardhan, Prema||
|2002|Marma|Suspense thriller|Prema||
|2006|Ramya Chaitrakaala|A village love story|Sandeep, Nanditha, Manasi||
|2007|Kshana Kshana|A suspense thriller|Dr.Vishnuvardhan, Aditya, Prema||
|2011|Sarigama|Romance|Prajwal Devaraj, Sunil Raoh|Filming|
|2013|Tanana Tandanana|Drama|Ramesh Aravind, Ananth Nag|Filming|

Question: how many total awards has this director won?
Answer: 6